"As a district instructional technology specialist, I usually have to be the “lone expert” on all things new in technology. Through the T3 grant that E3 Alliance led for our region, we have not only brought great new instructional assets to my district, but built collaborative relationships across the region that benefit my work. We’re now sharing a whole variety of things I would have to pay for or do without if I didn’t have this network of peers. The relationships borne out of the E3 Alliance collaborative will bring us value for many years to come." Tracy Nolen Leander ISD
Collaborative Lessons Learned
- Had to build trust among partners and overcome fear of risks
- Relationships among technology support teams was VITAL to success
. . . . . . Shared knowledge and expertise across region (e.g., lessons, wikis, technical issues)
. . . . . . Shared PD
. . . . . . Six-degrees of Kevin Bacon
- Grant technology should be vendor-neutral?
. . . . . . Cheaper to support & easier to evaluate using standard technology
. . . . . . But districts/partners lose flexibility
- Had to develop common language
. . . . . . Fiscal rules, business procedures
- Required open communication across districts (finance, technology folks)
Technology Lessons Learned
- Should involve all stakeholders as early as possible
- Fixed boards were expensive to move
. . . . . . Partners shared resource/expertise to move them
- Vendor should provide single-point of contact
- Grant should cover 3-5 yr warranties
- Teachers and support specialists were able to share lessons through Wiki (Flipcharts)
Usage Lessons Learned
- Trained teachers should keep board when moving to new classroom – plan for movement
. . . . . . Don’t lose significant PD investment in a teacher
- Principals PD helped buy-in, but grant required too much PD
- Technology support staff need PD, create regional centers of expertise
- Took longer than expected for teachers to feel comfortable with Promethean technology
- Plan for teacher attrition and who will train new teachers
Student Lessons Learned
- Students enjoyed being at the board
- Engaged in active dialog
- Students more attentive and interested
- Learning made visible for ELLs
- Incorporated pictures, video, music, dual-language
- Students appear to do more self-directed learning
- Teachers can use both summative and formative assessment (modify instruction using data-driven feedback
Grant Lessons Learned
- Need someone partially dedicated to grant fiscal management/reporting
- Include clause about quality of PD, flexibility about provider if quality not met
- TEA survey unrelated and unannounced
- Document EVERYTHING!!!
"As a district instructional technology specialist, I usually have to be the “lone expert” on all things new in technology. Through the T3 grant
that E3 Alliance led for our region, we have not only brought great new instructional assets to my district, but built collaborative relationships
across the region that benefit my work. We’re now sharing a whole variety of things I would have to pay for or do without if I didn’t have this
network of peers. The relationships borne out of the E3 Alliance collaborative will bring us value for many years to come."
Tracy Nolen
Leander ISD
Collaborative Lessons Learned
- Had to build trust among partners and overcome fear of risks
- Relationships among technology support teams was VITAL to success
. . . . . . Shared knowledge and expertise across region (e.g., lessons, wikis, technical issues)
. . . . . . Shared PD
. . . . . . Six-degrees of Kevin Bacon
- Grant technology should be vendor-neutral?
. . . . . . Cheaper to support & easier to evaluate using standard technology
. . . . . . But districts/partners lose flexibility
- Had to develop common language
. . . . . . Fiscal rules, business procedures
- Required open communication across districts (finance, technology folks)
Technology Lessons Learned
- Should involve all stakeholders as early as possible
- Fixed boards were expensive to move
. . . . . . Partners shared resource/expertise to move them
- Vendor should provide single-point of contact
- Grant should cover 3-5 yr warranties
- Teachers and support specialists were able to share lessons through Wiki (Flipcharts)
Usage Lessons Learned
- Trained teachers should keep board when moving to new classroom – plan for movement
. . . . . . Don’t lose significant PD investment in a teacher
- Principals PD helped buy-in, but grant required too much PD
- Technology support staff need PD, create regional centers of expertise
- Took longer than expected for teachers to feel comfortable with Promethean technology
- Plan for teacher attrition and who will train new teachers
Videos from San Marcos: http://www.smcisd.net/Departments.cfm?subpage=16243
Student Lessons Learned
- Students enjoyed being at the board
- Engaged in active dialog
- Students more attentive and interested
- Learning made visible for ELLs
- Incorporated pictures, video, music, dual-language
- Students appear to do more self-directed learning
- Teachers can use both summative and formative assessment (modify instruction using data-driven feedback
Grant Lessons Learned
- Need someone partially dedicated to grant fiscal management/reporting
- Include clause about quality of PD, flexibility about provider if quality not met
- TEA survey unrelated and unannounced
- Document EVERYTHING!!!
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